Exodus 16:14:1Exod.16.14.W1TAB
וַתַּ֖עַל
vattaal
“{And it} went up”
- Transliteration
- vat-TA-al
- Extended
- vaht-TAH-ahl
- IPA
- /wat.ˈta.ʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- {And it} went up
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
vat-TA-al
- clause
vat-TA-al shikh-VAT ha-TAAL
- sentence
vat-TA-al shikh-VAT ha-TAAL ve-hin-NEH al-pe-NEI ha-mid-BAR DAK me-khus-PAS DAK kak-ke-FOR al-ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The verse begins with the wayyiqtol verb vattaal {וַתַּ֖עַל | waṭ-ṭāʿal} ‘and it went up’, indicating the dissipation of the nocturnal moisture.
In context — Exodus 16:14
When the layer of dew rose, behold, on the surface of the wilderness lay a fine, flaky substance—fine as frost upon the ground.
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 16:14, so the Hebrew word וַתַּ֖עַל (vattaal) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.16.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.14.W1.S1) and character.